Chuckle.. so should we assume your wife didn't make enough to get a free car?
Apparently a few of them (Avon), besides Mary Kay, provide dreams of this to many.
When you think about it - to start a business like that yourself, you do have to F-OVER you closest friends and family I suppose.
I remember a few years ago I was getting disability insurance (basically the same thing). The rep was building quite a force. I liked him as a person - not a forceful salesperson. This kind of insurance is one of the most difficult to get - they even ask about your "parent's" and "sibling's" health if you can believe that. "Do you engage in skydiving?" Well I am at least covered myself regardless of where I work. (plus a 4% increase per year if I become disabled! - all tax free)
At any rate, I suggested I was no longer interested in this programming racket, and he stated I could start in the insurance game. Basically one policy at a time - that is how he built his business. He wouldn't make a huge number from my policy, but again it was one of the many. (Many people tend to think this is peanut shit - whereas the big thinker slowly plods ahead building fortunes that take years - while building their future). (Reminds me of Lou on the movie Wall Street - "Putnum Drug"...)
The hook "well you could first start selling policies to your co-workers". Well the place I was at there were only two - I wasn't at the time in a programming shop. I never persued it. Lotta work at my age to start selling insurance policies. 10 years earlier - he probably would have had me. I would have kept working - sold it to my co-workers then leave to do it full time.
Regrets.. I've had a few..
The future is not ours you see.. can't stand that song nor actress....
Blake
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